Blue Bloods: Season 8

2017 · 22 episodes · ★ 7.8

What Season 8 of Blue Bloods

The eighth season opens with Frank Reagan leading the New York City Police Department as the new mayor, Margaret Dutton, begins her term. Frank clashes with her over a public safety initiative, and the City Council president looks for a way to help him. Danny considers leaving the force, but Erin asks for his help on a case involving her ex-husband, Jack. Jamie and Eddie go undercover as a couple for an investigation, and Erin takes a human trafficker to court. Each Reagan's professional loyalties are tested in cases that keep crossing paths.

22episodes

Sep 29, 2017premiered

May 11, 2018latest episode

16.5 hrtotal runtime

Season 8 Episodes

8x01 Cutting Losses
Sep 29, 2017 · 45 min · ★ 8.0
Danny considers retiring until Erin asks for his help with a case involving her ex-husband. Jamie and Eddie pose as a couple. Frank clashes with the new mayor.
Directing: David Barrett · Writing: Siobhan Byrne O'Connor · Starring: Cormac Cullinane
8x02 Ghosts of the Past
Oct 6, 2017 · 45 min · ★ 8.0
Frank receives an order from the mayor to attend a parade honoring a man who served time for conspiring in an attack against the police. Danny investigates the return of a teen who suspiciously disappeared 13 years ago. Jamie and Eddie help a young woman they believe is being exploited by a congressman.
Directing: John Behring · Writing: Kevin Riley · Starring: Andrew Terraciano, Gregory Jbara, Tony Terraciano, Lorraine Bracco
8x03 The Enemy of My Enemy
Oct 13, 2017 · 45 min · ★ 8.2
Erin’s trial against a notorious human trafficker is jeopardized when the presiding judge is mysteriously found dead — Danny and Baez are put on the case to investigate foul play. Mayor Dutton opposes Frank’s public safety initiative, but City Council Speaker Regina Thomas devises a plan to help Frank bypass the mayor’s veto.
Directing: Robert Harmon · Writing: Ian Biederman · Starring: Steve Schirripa, Tia Carrere
8x04 Out of the Blue
Oct 20, 2017 · 45 min · ★ 7.7
Danny and Baez work the case of a detective who was gunned down prior to testifying against a career criminal. Frank personally investigates when Garrett is attacked by a S.W.A.T. team outside his home. Erin brings in a confidential informant against Anthony’s wishes.
Directing: David Barrett · Writing: Brian Burns · Starring: Steve Schirripa, Gary Lee Mahmoud, Jake Ventimiglia, Adam Feingold
8x05 The Forgotten
Oct 27, 2017 · 45 min · ★ 8.0
Danny and Baez investigate the murder of a single mother whose ex-husband has a history of violence. Frank deals with the fallout when Mayor Dutton eliminates solitary confinement in prisons. Jamie’s efforts to save a young woman who overdosed on drugs has unexpected consequences.
Directing: Ralph Hemecker · Writing: Allie Solomon · Starring: Andrew Terraciano, Gregory Jbara, Robert Clohessy, Tony Terraciano
8x06 Brushed Off
Nov 3, 2017 · 45 min · ★ 8.0
A famous basketball player is found dead of an apparent drug overdose — Danny investigates and looks into the victim’s possible ties to a local drug gang. Erin revisits the case of a man she may have wrongfully convicted years ago. Frank is approached by Archbishop Kearns regarding an eviction matter that Jamie and Eddie are working on.
Directing: Eric Laneuville · Writing: Daniel Truly · Starring: Steve Schirripa, Natalie Carter
8x07 Common Ground
Nov 10, 2017 · 45 min · ★ 6.8
A case turns personal for Danny when he works to protect a nurse from her violent ex-boyfriend. An acquaintance of Frank's comes to him with a theory regarding the death of an inmate. Jamie and Eddie help deliver a baby.
Directing: David Barrett · Writing: Siobhan Byrne O'Connor · Starring: Lynn Marocola, Lynn Marocola
8x08 Pick Your Poison
Nov 17, 2017 · 45 min · ★ 8.0
Eddie's judgment is clouded by her past when she arrests a loathed acquaintance from college on questionable charges. Frank is hesitant to mar the spotless record of a member of the force, a decorated veteran, who tested positive for marijuana.
Directing: Heather Cappiello · Writing: Kevin Wade · Starring: Drew Moerlein
8x09 Pain Killers
Dec 1, 2017 · 45 min · ★ 7.7
Danny and Baez join a narcotics task force to track a drug supplier. Baez comes into contact with drugs and gets an accidental overdose. Jamie and Eddie work to protect a rehabilitated sex offender. Frank forms an unlikely alliance with Mayor Dutton.
Directing: John Behring · Writing: Ian Biederman · Starring: Steve Schirripa, Alex Hazen Floyd, Alex Esola
8x10 Heavy Is the Head
Dec 8, 2017 · 45 min · ★ 8.0
Jamie and Eddie ask Erin to drop old charges against a man who bravely rescued a woman from a local hostage situation. Danny and Baez work a case involving car thieves and discover the leader is a mobster they've dealt with before.
Directing: David Barrett · Writing: Brian Burns · Starring: Gary Lee Mahmoud, Hadasa Isolino, Spencer House
8x11 Second Chances
Jan 5, 2018 · 45 min · ★ 7.6
When a journalist disappears while working on an exposé about an innocent man serving time for murder, Danny and Baez hope that reexamining the original case will help find her. Frank reluctantly speaks out against an initiative led by Erin's office to consider drug abuse as a disease first, and a crime second.
Directing: Deran Sarafian · Writing: Kevin Riley · Starring: Steve Schirripa, Dan Bittner, Derek Goh
8x12 The Brave
Jan 12, 2018 · 45 min · ★ 7.7
After Anthony is shot while interviewing a witness for an upcoming murder trial, Erin enlists Anthony's archenemy, Danny, to find out who was responsible. Jamie and Eddie get in the middle of a standoff between a police lieutenant and a developmentally disabled man posing as an officer. Nicky prepares to take the police exam.
Directing: Deran Sarafian · Writing: Kevin Riley · Starring: Steve Schirripa, Geisha Otero, Vanessa Aspillaga, Sophia Slaysman
8x13 Erasing History
Jan 19, 2018 · 45 min · ★ 7.8
When Henry is the key witness on Danny and Baez's case, his meddling pushes Danny's buttons until it leads them to valuable information. Nicky shocks her family by siding with her activist friend, Chrissie, who defaced the NYPD flag at One Police Plaza. Jamie and Eddie learn a parole officer is taking advantage of his position.
Directing: Thomas J. Moore · Writing: Siobhan Byrne O'Connor · Starring: Joanna Rhinehart, Max Weinberg
8x14 School of Hard Knocks
Feb 2, 2018 · 45 min · ★ 7.8
When a student is shot by a rival gang member in his high school courtyard, Danny and Baez try to get a grasp on the situation to prevent a reoccurrence, but the principal recklessly takes matters into his own hands. Erin tries to help a friend who is mixed up in an illegal gambling ring. Governor Mendez tries to frame Frank after one of his top legislative aides is shot by an NYPD officer.
Directing: Alex Zakrzewski · Writing: Ian Biederman · Starring: Andrew Terraciano, Gregory Jbara, Robert Clohessy, Steve Schirripa
8x15 Legacy
Mar 2, 2018 · 45 min · ★ 6.5
Danny considers taking a new job that would ease his financial struggles after investigating the death of a wealthy man. Nicky tries to avoid involving her family when she is sexually harassed by her boss at her new internship. Garrett advises Frank to regain the public's trust after a rookie cop is caught on video questioning a pedestrian's immigration status.
Directing: David Barrett · Writing: Allie Solomon · Starring: Sean Kleier, Cherie Mendez
8x16 Tale of Two Cities
Mar 9, 2018 · 45 min · ★ 7.6
Danny and Baez investigate the murder of a man who was living a double life with two separate families. Anthony tries to resist when Erin asks him to help investigate his old partner, whom she suspects of stealing drug money. Frank deliberates between two candidates for the Chief of Transit position.
Directing: Robert Duncan McNeill · Writing: Brian Burns · Starring: Steve Schirripa
8x17 Close Calls
Mar 30, 2018 · 45 min · ★ 7.7
After Danny’s brother-in-law gets caught up with the mob and steals Danny’s credit card, he forces him to take down the mobsters with Baez’s help. Frank has Erin and Anthony investigate if his old partner is truly guilty of a crime. Jamie is approached by an officer who wants his help getting reassigned from his undercover assignment at a mosque.
Directing: Jane Raab · Writing: Peter Blauner · Starring: Steve Schirripa, Lynn Marocola
8x18 Friendship, Love, and Loyalty
Apr 6, 2018 · 45 min · ★ 8.2
After a woman voices her outrage regarding the NYPD’s inability to find her son’s murderer, Danny reexamines the case. Eddie is shot while on duty. Erin and her ex-husband face off in court — again. Frank contends with an angry police force when Mayor Dutton fails to defend them at a press conference.
Directing: Robert Harmon · Writing: Siobhan Byrne O'Connor · Starring: Steve Schirripa
8x19 Risk Management
Apr 13, 2018 · 45 min · ★ 8.2
Danny and Baez race to find a missing girl who will die within 72 hours without her heart medication. Jamie and Eddie are on the wrong side of an investigation after engaging in a car chase. Frank, Garrett and Gormley investigate the rise in the settlement of lawsuits against cops. Sean wins an essay contest and receives a medal from former New York City Mayor David Dinkins.
Directing: David Barrett · Writing: Ian Biederman · Starring: Al Nazemian, Igby Rigney
8x20 Your Six
Apr 27, 2018 · 45 min · ★ 7.8
When Danny resorts to asking his incarcerated archenemy Victor Lugo for help locating a dangerous criminal who escaped from prison, Lugo refuses to assist unless he’s allowed to accompany them on the pursuit. Frank subtly tries to convince Jamie to take the sergeant’s test. Erin’s plan to go on a date with her ex-husband causes friction between her and Anthony.
Directed by: Ralph Hemecker · Written by: Brian Burns · Starring: Steve Schirripa, Frank Anello
8x21 The Devil You Know
May 4, 2018 · 45 min · ★ 8.0
Frank locks horns with a data-tracking company when they refuse to unlock a terrorist's phone that may hold information regarding upcoming targets. Erin obtains information about an impending murder from a shady source.
Directing: John Behring · Writing: Allie Solomon · Starring: Steve Schirripa, Nellie Campbell, Kris Arnold, Mike Donovan
8x22 My Aim is True Season Finale
May 11, 2018 · 45 min · ★ 8.8
When a series of drive-by murders occur after six wrongly convicted men are released from prison, Danny and Baez wonder if they were orchestrated by these men as an act of revenge. Jamie and Eddie find themselves in a life-threatening situation.
Directing: David Barrett · Writing: Kevin Wade · Starring: Hasaan Gilmer